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0in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=4nKIJWOvHeKJITOAF&amp;s=hhLXI0MEIgIJKVMDJpF&amp;m=dsIOL6NLJfLQLcL"><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=199 id="_x0000_i1036" src="http://www.kintera.org/atf/account106289/images/1206cystic.jpg" alt="Description: Child with respirator "></span></a><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:3.75pt'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt'></td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#396EB2'>A new approach to treating cystic fibrosis</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#396EB2'> <br> <br> Cystic fibrosis is no longer the immediate death sentence it once was. In the years since it was first discovered, the average life span for patients has gone from five to 38 years. But little progress has been made in correcting the root cause of the disease.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=7gIOK5PHKhJPK3NNE&amp;s=hhLXI0MEIgIJKVMDJpF&amp;m=dsIOL6NLJfLQLcL"><b><span style='color:#396EB2'>Scripps Research Institute Professor William Balch sees hope in a new paradigm emerging in how the disease is understood</span></b></a>. Working in partnership with a company he co-founded, his lab is developing novel therapeutics that could bring a breakthrough in treatment.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ajJULeMTIkLVLdM0G&amp;s=hhLXI0MEIgIJKVMDJpF&amp;m=dsIOL6NLJfLQLcL"><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'>Watch the video and learn more »</span></strong></a></span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:5'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:6'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:7'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-table-left:left; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:3.75pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt'></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <!--grey bar--> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:8'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof:yes'><img border=0 width=394 height=22 id="_x0000_i1035" src="https://www.kintera.com/AccountTempFiles/account106289/images/divider.jpg" alt="Description: Divider"></span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:9'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:10'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#396EB2'>Milestones in Medical Science: </span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:11;height:7.5pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:12'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right style='mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-table-left:right; mso-table-top:middle;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <td width=120 style='width:1.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=dmL0LnO5KnK1JnPdF&amp;s=hhLXI0MEIgIJKVMDJpF&amp;m=dsIOL6NLJfLQLcL"><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 width=160 height=212 id="_x0000_i1034" src="http://www.kintera.org/atf/account106289/images/1206luojunli.jpg" alt="Description: Jun-Li luo"></span></a><span style='font-size:7.5pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#396EB2'>Associate Professor <br> Jun-Li <span class=SpellE>Luo</span></span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:3.75pt'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt'></td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#396EB2'>Scientists uncover 'car-ignition' of breast cancer</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#396EB2'><br> <br> Scientists have long known that inflammation is a critical underlying factor in a number of diseases, but for the first time one of our studies has uncovered inflammation's role in the process that turns normal cells into tumor cells.<br> <br> Scripps Florida's Dr. Jun-Li <span class=SpellE>Luo</span> uncovered a self-sustaining signaling circuit that inhibits a well-known tumor suppressor, which he likens to a car engine: while a battery is needed to start the engine, once the car is running, the battery is no longer needed. Similarly, consistent signaling maintains continuous growth of tumor cells  <a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=8rKQK8MLIiLSL0PKG&amp;s=hhLXI0MEIgIJKVMDJpF&amp;m=dsIOL6NLJfLQLcL"><b><span style='color:#396EB2'>offering a new concept for cancer therapies that could disable this circuit</span></b></a>.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=bkLWLhNXKlKYJaOXE&amp;s=hhLXI0MEIgIJKVMDJpF&amp;m=dsIOL6NLJfLQLcL"><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'>Read More »</span></strong></a></span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:13;height:7.5pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:14'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof:yes'><img border=0 width=394 height=22 id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://www.kintera.com/AccountTempFiles/account106289/images/divider.jpg" alt="Description: Divider"></span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:15;height:7.5pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:16;height:7.5pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:17'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#396EB2'>Other News: </span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:18;height:7.5pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:7.5pt'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:19'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184; mso-table-lspace:2.25pt;mso-table-rspace:2.25pt;mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph;mso-table-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-table-left:left; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes'> <td width=153 style='width:114.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt; text-align:center'><a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=4dJILWOvEeJKKQNwC&amp;s=hhLXI0MEIgIJKVMDJpF&amp;m=dsIOL6NLJfLQLcL"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes;text-decoration:none;text-underline: none'><img border=0 width=150 height=205 id="_x0000_i1032" src="http://www.kintera.org/atf/account106289/images/polleux1.jpg" alt="Description: Franck polleux"></span></a><span style='font-size: 7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#396EB2'>Professor Franck <span class=SpellE>Polleux</span></span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=10 style='width:7.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:1;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:3.75pt'> <td colspan=2 style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt'></td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#396EB2'>Human evolution offers clues to neurological disorders </span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#396EB2'><br> <br> Scientists have long puzzled over what caused humans to advance so dramatically beyond our ape ancestors. Our brains  capable of language, science and art  are the most distinguishing feature, and new research suggests a genetic copying error in brain cells may have been what caused humans to break away.<br> <br> Scripps Research Professor Franck <span class=SpellE>Polleux</span> searched the human genome for these duplications and found that many appear to play a role in the development of the brain. <a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=7qLOI5PHLhIQI0MJF&amp;s=hhLXI0MEIgIJKVMDJpF&amp;m=dsIOL6NLJfLQLcL"><b><span style='color:#396EB2'>His research now sheds new light on the origins of the human brain, and could offer clues about neurological brain disorders like autism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.</span></b></a> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=buIWJhNXJlLYKdP0H&amp;s=hhLXI0MEIgIJKVMDJpF&amp;m=dsIOL6NLJfLQLcL"><strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#396EB2'>Read more »</span></strong></a></span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:20;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:15.0pt'> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> <td width=1 style='width:.75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td> <!-- RIGHT SIDE CONTENT --> <td width=202 valign=top style='width:151.5pt;background:#CCD9EB; 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